STANLY, Edward, statesman, born in New Berne, North Carolina, about 1811; died in San Francisco, California, 12 July, 1872. He was the son of John Stanly, who was several times speaker of the North Carolina legislature and twice a member of congress. The son was educated at Captain Alden Partridge's military academy in Middletown, Connecticut, studied and practised law, and was elected to congress as a Whig in 1836, and re-elected for the two succeeding terms, Having left congress in 1843, he represented Beaufort in the state house of commons from 1844 till 1849, serving during his last term as speaker. In 1847 he was elected attorney-general of the state. He was re-elected to congress in 1848 and returned for the succeeding term, at the close of which, in 1853, he removed to California, where he practised his profession, and in 1857 was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor. After the capture of New Berne on 14 March, 1862, and the occupation of other points in North Carolina by National troops, President Lincoln appointed Stanly military governor of his native state. The people were embittered by this, and, after vainly endeavoring to consolidate and give effect to the Unionist sentiment in North Carolina, he resigned and returned to California. --His brother, Fabins, naval officer, born in New Berne, North Carolina, 15 December, 1815; died in Washington, D. C., 5 September, 1882, entered the navy as a midshipman, 20 December, 1831, was promoted to lieutenant, 8 September, 1841, and during the Mexican war was attached to the Pacific squadron, where he did good service, participating in the capture and defence of San Francisco and other California ports. He assisted at the capture of Guaymas, where he led the storming party, and commanded a night expedition to a fort twelve miles from that place, where with thirty men he passed through the enemy's lines, spiked the guns, and returned in safe@. He was also present at the capture of Mazatlan, commanded the outposts, and had frequent skirmishes with the enemy, in one of which he had a hand-to-hand contest, and received a lance wound in the breast, . He was highly commended for his zeal and ability, and received the thanks of two secretaries of the navy for his services in the Mexican war. He commanded steamers of the Pacific mail company in 1850-'1. During the Paraguay expedition he commanded the store-ship "Supply," and in 1859-'60 he had the steamer "Wyandotte" on the south side of Cuba. While he was at Key West he prevented what he supposed to be an attempt by the secessionists to seize Fort Taylor in December, 1860 ; but the rumor was contradicted, and he was relieved from his command for his excessive zeal, and sent to command the receiving-ship "Independence " in California. He was commissioned commander, 19 May, 1861, and was in the steamer "Narragansett" in the Pacific in 1862-'4. He received the thanks of the state department for his diplomatic services in Mexico during this period. He commanded the "State of Georgia" on the coast of South Carolina in 1864-', 5, co-operated in the expedition up the Santee, and had charge of the expedition of Bull's bay. He was commissioned captain, 25 July, 1866, commodore, 1 July, 1870, and rear-admiral, 12 February, 1874. He was retired on 4 June, 1874, on his own application.